The Situation Report

Black Hawks: High Speed, Low Drag, Soldiers Best Friend.

 

            After one year of absence from Georgia Wing encampments, the Black Hawks have returned!

 

            At about 0900, the cadets began a 1.3 mile long, very motivating road march from the barracks to the Fort Benning airfield. Various cadences could be heard for miles, ranging from 'Flying Fortress' to 'Yellow Ribbon'. As a contributing factor to the motivation, today was the hottest day at Encampment so far. Canteens were drained, blouse sleeves were loosened, and morale broke all-time records. Each cadet finished at least four canteens while on the airfield, so hydration was not an issue. However, the heat index alone caused some discomfort. Because of the high humidity, the 96 degree weather jumped to 105 degrees on the heat index. Despite these detrimental factors, all cadets arrived safely at the airfield by 0930.

            Following their arrival, all basic flights were split up into groups of 11 (called a stick), and the Black Hawk rides began.
            The cadets reported that they think the Black Hawk rides were the best part of Encampment thus far. On a professional level, the Black Hawks still rocked.

            The safety features on the Black Hawk are pretty straight-forward, but take a while to master. Take the seat belts, for instance, it is a standard four point waist and shoulder harness, but the size adjustment mechanism is a bit different from standard devices.

 

            On behalf of the First Cadet Training Group, Georgia Wing, we would like to thank the Ravens, the air transport detachment for Fort Benning, for their time and their investment, and hope to continue working with them.

Leadership Corner

 Selfless Leadership

 

            In order to be a selfless leader you need to know the types of behavioral patterns. These types are mostly associated with animals or colors. You have to understand the strengths and weaknesses of your subordinates and staff before you can lead them efficiently. The goal is to lead and be led. Know the position your staff is coming from. There are five points to selfless leadership, which are empathic listening, goal integration, collaboration, community building, and self reflection. (Self reflection being the most needed).

            You have to realize what you have done right and wrong before you can continue to lead. Could this have been done better, how did this help, These are the things to think on to be efficient. A good leader is a leader that has failed, and knows that they are not "All-powerful". (community building) One cadet said "A TV is like our Staff, the leader is the TV and the subordinates the pixels. Every pixel is put together to make a picture." You leave out one pixel the whole picture is flawed.

 

QUIZ BOWL

            After evening chow, cadets proceeded to the basement for that sacred competition known as the “Quiz Bowl.” Cadets were asked various questions on general cadet knowledge, aerospace and leadership. It was a tough, exciting match in which three cadets from each flight lined up to their “buzzers”. After receiving the question, each team collaborated on the possible answer, and then buzzed in with their answer. If the answer was correct the submitting team would receive ten points, however, bonus questions were worth five points. Wrong responses to a normal question were 10 points subtracted and no points were lost for incorrect answers to bonus questions. At the conclusion of the battle between flights, Alpha prevailed. However, in the next round they were dominated by “The Secret Weapon”, Staff.

 

Match Results:

 

Match #1: Bravo vs. Delta

                     0     -     75

Match #2: Echo vs. Charlie

                   -10    -          80

Match #3: Charlie vs. Delta

                   85     -     10

Match #4: Charlie vs. Alpha

                   30     -     70

Match #5: Alpha vs. Staff   

                   15     -  A Lot

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